(Sunday, December 5, 1965, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Martha and the Vandellas performed “Dancing In The Street” on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City.

(Wednesday, December 5, 1945, just after 7:04 p.m. EST) — Five U.S. Navy torpedo bombers mysteriously disappeared tonight after taking off from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on a training mission (designated as Flight 19) with the loss of all 14 crew members.

“The Lost Squadron,” as it came to be known, later contributed to the legend of the Bermuda Triangle.

(Monday, December 5, 1955, 10:00 a.m. EST) — The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merged today in New York to form the AFL-CIO under its first president, George Meany